Rockies 5, Reds 4

CINCINNATI (AP)

The Rockies shortstop was running all-out when a fan grabbed his
fly ball by the top of the wall in left field. The umpires
initially ruled the fan had reached over the wall and awarded
Tulowitzki a double. One minute later, they changed their
minds.

Tulowitzki wound up with a two-run homer in the eighth inning,
and the Rockies held on for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night that ended
their streak of six consecutive losses to the Cincinnati Reds.

''I didn't really see him touch it,'' Tulowitzki said. ''I was
just running and wanted to make sure I made it to second
base.''

The umpires needed only a minute to watch the video and see that
the fan with a glove had caught the ball above the top of the wall.
They overturned the initial fan-interference call and awarded
Tulowitzki his 13th homer.

''A big-time home run by a big-time player,'' Colorado manager
Walt Weiss said. ''It doesn't get any more clutch than that.''

Sam LeCure (1-1) retired the first two Rockies in the eighth
before walking Carlos Gonzalez and going to a full count on
Tulowitzki, who got the fastball he was expecting.

Reds manager Dusty Baker went with LeCure instead of Jonathan
Broxton in the eighth because he was already warming up and has
pitched well lately. LeCure hadn't allowed a run since May 5.

''As a reliever, the later you're in the game, the better,''
LeCure said. ''Today just wasn't my day. I've been throwing the
ball well, and people kept reminding me of that, and I kept saying,
`Someday, it's going to end.' It didn't have to be today.''

Nobody was happier about the homer than reliever Edgmer
Escalona, whose mental lapse gave the Reds a go-ahead run in the
seventh. Escalona tried the third-to-first pickoff fake that was
outlawed this season, resulting in a balk that gave the Reds a 4-3
lead.

''I figured at some point this year, somebody was going to do
that with the new rule,'' Weiss said.

Colorado pulled ahead 3-0 against Homer Bailey, but couldn't
hold on. Juan Nicasio gave up three runs in six innings, with Ryan
Hanigan driving in a pair.

Bailey was coming off his worst start of the year. He lasted a
season-low 3 2-3 innings during a 7-1 loss in Cleveland on
Thursday, when he gave up seven runs with two outs in the
fourth.

The right-hander had another bad inning against the Rockies, who
scored three times in the second. Jonathan Herrera doubled home two
runs, and Dexter Fowler singled home another run with two outs.
Bailey then settled in, retiring the next 13 batters.

Todd Frazier led the Reds' comeback. He extended his hitting
streak to five games with a double in the second and scored on
Hanigan's groundout. Frazier doubled again, driving home a run in
the fourth, and came around on Hanigan's double to tie it
3-all.

Frazier, who finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting last
season, has pulled out of his slow start by batting .352 in his
last 16 games.

Michael Cuddyer singled and scored the Rockies' first run,
extending his hitting streak to eight games. Herrera finished with
three hits.

NOTES: The Rockies sent starter Tyler Chatwood back to Denver
for an MRI on his sore right triceps, which forced him from a 3-0
loss to the Reds on Monday night in the fifth inning. Chatwood is
expected to miss at least his next turn. A medical exam was
encouraging. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips missed a third straight
game with a bruised left forearm. He took batting practice and said
the arm felt better. He's expected back on Friday for the opening
of a series against first-place St. Louis. ... Umpire Lance Barrett
filled in for Kerwin Danley, who was hit on the facemask by a
deflected pitch and left the game with a headache on Monday night.
... RHP Johnny Cueto (3-0) makes his fourth start since coming off
the DL in the series finale on Wednesday. RHP Jon Garland (3-6)
starts for the Rockies.

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